Lucasfilm officially announced Star Wars: Skeleton Crew during this year's Star Wars Celebration, and it's definitely one of the more intriguing shows heading to Disney+. The series will focus on a group of kids lost in the Galaxy who are looking for a way home, while Jude Law (Captain Marvel) is the show's first confirmed cast member.
We know that Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Christopher Ford (Spider-Man: Homecoming) are developing the project, and the budget has now been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter (via SFFGazette.com).
According to the trade, Skeleton Crew will be the most expensive Star Wars TV show produced for Disney+ with a budget of $136 million and $20 million of that coming from California tax credits. Like Andor, it's believed this series will be shot on location rather than relying primarily on The Volume, so we're assuming this could be what makes it that little bit more expensive.
The trade refers to these upcoming episodes as a "season one," but we're not going to take that as confirmation Skeleton Crew will be anything more than a one-and-done series.
In related news, rumour monger DeuxMoi claims a beloved actor from a popular '90s series is heading to a Galaxy Far, Far Away for an upcoming Star Wars series. Based on information shared on that page, Bespin Bulletin speculates that they're referring to Steve Urkel from Family Matters.
Despite being best known for that series, he's also appeared in House, Atlanta, and Hustle.
There's nothing concrete to suggest this is referring to Skeleton Crew, but that same source previously revealed Law's casting weeks before it was made official. Ahsoka is currently shooting as well, so that series is another possibility, but we'd bank on it being this story set shortly after the events of Return of The Jedi.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set to premiere on Disney+ sometime in 2023.